Major cyber hack on NHS 111 leaves patients fighting to get urgent appointments and staff using ‘pen and paper’

THE security services are probing a cyber attack that ‘crippled’ NHS 111. It’s feared a hostile foreign power could have targeted the system, leaving patients struggling to get urgent appointments and ambulances. 2 NHS staff have warned patients to expect delays with services due to the cyber attack Credit: Getty Staff have been reduced to using pen and paper and have told patients to expect delays with services such as dispatching ambulances, booking patients out-of-hours urgent appointments, and fulfilling emergency prescriptions. The firm behind the system, Advanced, confirmed a number of its systems had crashed as a result of a… Read Full Article